UofMemphis

If Mississippi is smart they'll go after Neal Brown at Troy or Blake Anderson at Arky State...someone who's hungry for a P5 paycheck but also young enough to want a total rebuild.

12 hours ago, footnfan1 said:

Memphis finally played a team with a pulse

uh, we beat a ranked UCLA squad that's beaten teams like Texas A&M and Colorado.

Memphis needs to beat UConn next Friday to get back on track...I'm down with 4-1 (1-1) to start the season...lose to UConn and there's something clearly wrong.

Just now, OcalaBull2 said:

Or if Memphis really does have that terrible of a defense. 

we have 6 starters out injured and just had to boot another for armed robbery of all things....not a good week for the Memphis D

Just now, NewEnglandBull said:

Good lord how are you still watching that crap? There are a lot of better games on. 

hell, I switched over to Troy vs LSU a little after half-time of the Memphis game. lol

I'm just glad we still have UConn, Tulane, Tulsa, and ECU left on the schedule because I don't see us fairing well against Navy or Houston playing like this.

we just don't play well against UCF...fortunately our next game is against a reeling UConn squad. Hopefully we'll be 4-1 (1-1) after next week.

I'll take USF by 14 on the road. Solid road win to start 3-0 (1-0) but not enough to cover the spread.

playing it Friday night makes sense to me...Memphis will already be there Friday and then we can catch the red-eye home Sat morning.

Tom Schad‏ @Tom_Schad 22m22 minutes ago

Memphis AD Tom Bowen and UCF AD Danny White spoke today about possible weather scenarios for Satuday's game. Agreed to speak again Wed.

It's UConn...Stony Brook would beat em by 7

lots of rumors that Memphis vs UCF may get moved to Thu or Fri depending on Irma.

20 minutes ago, NAS Gone to Paradise said:

We already have that with Coach Jose Fernandez and company.

but you don't in men's basketball. I attended a Memphis @ USF game and that place was a tomb. I feel like USF is missing an opportunity with men's basketball.

I feel the same about Memphis women's basketball. The field house is actually on the UofM main campus and I feel like a good women's hoops program is a great chance to get alumni back on campus for games.

Memphis' on campus field house:

13 hours ago, Cubanbull said:

Whether we want to admit or not our administration has a history of dragging their feet.

how long where we in Big East with poor facilities? 

Other schools with less resources than us have moved on built on campus stadiums. Some in our own conferences are moving ahead with IPF.

you want to keep ignoring that we are in a race with others and we are moving way too slow. But don't be surprised when others are picked ahead of us for expansion and we are left behind with the dregs.

yeah, it's gotten to the point where an IPF is required if you want to get decent recruits.

Memphis had been raising money for one but ran into a major issue. Most of the donations were spread out over 5-6 years and we didn't want to wait that long for the money to roll in. We decided to take out a 10 million dollar loan and to play a 'buy game' to get it done.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/memphis-tigers/basketball/2017/08/03/memphis-president-david-rudd-announces-name-new-mens-hoops-practice-facility/536931001/

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The University of Memphis is taking on $10 million in debt to begin construction on its new indoor practice facility for football.  

During a specially called meeting Thursday, the Board of Trustees approved $10 million in debt financing from the Tennessee State School Bond Authority to begin phase one construction of the indoor practice facility. The total project is expected to cost $10.6 million

Memphis also announced we will pay at Purdue in 2020 for 750,000 dollars.

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The University of Memphis football team will play at Purdue in 2020, deputy director of athletics Mark Alnutt confirmed Friday afternoon.

Alnutt also confirmed that the Boilermakers will pay Memphis a $750,000 guarantee for the game, as FBSchedules.com reported. It will be the first meeting between the two schools in football.

 http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/memphis-tigers/football/2017/08/11/memphis-football-play-purdue-2020/560104001/

it will all be worth it in a year or so when it opens.

46 minutes ago, Brad said:

I stopped going to Phoenix Suns games because it was sensory overload.  Bright lights, noise and tits & ass.  I just wanted to see a game.  The T&A was ok, but the feeling they had to entertain the crowd constantly killed the ability to get my son's attention for more than three seconds. 

I have to disagree as I truly love me some Grizz games...NBA games are a lot of fun.

1 hour ago, NAS Gone to Paradise said:

USF is renting a luxury condo

with red seats and a pirate ship...

I mean, nothing says USF Bulls like:

Just now, Bausfkid said:

Back to the topic.  No, USF is not overcharging for tickets.

Go Bulls!

correct...your prices are where they should be compared to other renters like Memphis (cheaper end) and Temple (more expensive end)

9 minutes ago, NAS Gone to Paradise said:

Rather small, did they buy that on eBay?

 

we didn't buy it...FedEx gave it to us. (thanks Fred Smith!)

you say 'lipstick on a pig' and I say it's not our pig or our lipstick...so whatever.

6 minutes ago, NAS Gone to Paradise said:

No concrete jungle at the RJ,  most parking lots are grass.

$68,000 - $50,000 (paid to city) = $18,000 per game

All seats at the RJ are stadium chairs, and have cup holders.

Slice or dice it anyway you like, but the LB just isn't in the same league as the RJ.

$34 million!  USF spent more than that to renovate the Sun Dome.

who said it was?

as I just told you we don't have a concrete jungle either...we have well cultivated green space coupled with ample parking that even your own fans seemed to enjoy.

per USF's lease you pay 185k (for the whole stadium) plus a 2.50 ticket surcharge to play in an NFL stadium.

we pay 122,000 with a 1 dollar surcharge (for non season tickets) for the Liberty Bowl.

I wouldn't want Memphis playing in a stadium with red seats and a Pirate ship...I like being the primary tenant and being treated as such.

11 minutes ago, Brad said:

UofMemphis, thanks for sharing insights and updates for the Liberty Bowl.  My question is why, with all the money flowing in, does Memphis not have an OCS?  Is it a matter of cost or available space?  I've never been to the Liberty Bowl, so I won't take a "crap" on it or in it...but am curious as to how much something so old can continue to serve as the site for a legitimate P6 power.  (Ok, I was getting a little carried away with the P6 nonsense).

Neyland Stadium was built in the 20's...isn't FSU's stadium from 1950?

but the reason we don't have an OCS is simple. we have no room (I've been to USFs campus...you have room)

Memphis even purchased the old VA hospital land 1.1 miles from our main campus just for athletic fields...if we ever get an 'OCS' it'll be at our park ave campus so it'll still be off-campus as far as most folks are concerned.

2 minutes ago, Bourbon Bull said:

Whichever endzone the visiting fans sit was an issue.  They had to reroute us a few sections to get from our seats to the concourse.  This was last year, 2016.  

as I said...done this off season...you may now poop all comfy and climate controlled.

new video board too (that was there last season, though)

11 minutes ago, Bourbon Bull said:

They need to throw another couple of million into the sewer/septic system.  The stuff from the restrooms was bubbling out in the main concourse.  Not overly impressed with the stadium.  But Tiger Lane with your live mascot is killer.  Loved that.

this off season involved redoing the rest rooms on the home side (older 60s side)...they now have new toilets and all the stalls are ADA compatible...plus the bathrooms are heated/air conditioned.

originally the Liberty Bowl had one side a lot higher than the other.

the visitor side was expanded and renovated in 1989 so the plumbing is fine on that side of the stadium

34 minutes ago, NAS Gone to Paradise said:

USF gets 3000 parking spaces at no charge. They sell them to season ticket holders         for the season @ $15/game.  3000 x $15 = $45,000 in revenue per game. That's potentially $270,000 for a 6 game season, or $340,000 for a 7 game season.   

IMO,  comparing Liberty ( the little sombrero) Bowl to the RJ is silly.

and we sell our Tiger lane spots (800 spots) for over 25 per game as each spot comes equipped with a bench, light, power outlet, and 11x11 grass spot.

this ugly empty concrete jungle:

was transformed into Tiger Lane:

the rest of the spots go for 15 per spot

that's the potential for up to 68,000 per game or 408,000 per season.

our old lease was 75,000 total per game...now it's 122,000 but the lease offers us a new revenue steam to counter the increased cost 

Memphis (the city) also renovated the Locker Rooms:

and added 5000 chair back seats WITH CUP HOLDERS!!!!!! (I know you guys get all excited about those)

doing so dropped capacity from 61,000 to under 59k

2 minutes ago, Bausfkid said:

Overcharging for USF games?  What's entertainment worth to you?  If your opinion is tickets are expensive now just wait until our OCS is built.  

As for the Liberty Bowl, and with all due respect to Memphis (a great city), the entire stadium isn't worth $122K.  Its a dump.

Go Bulls!

that just tells me you haven't been there since 34 million was invested by the City...now they want some of that back.

no offense to USF but playing in a stadium with red seats and a pirate ship is pretty ridiculous...but we both do what's financially and practically prudent.

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I think USF pays a minimum of $175,000/gm to RayJay and gets very little from parking fees.

Memphis just reworked our lease with the Liberty Bowl and it's pretty similar.

we will pay:

$50,000 -- parking fee per game
$39,200 -- base rent per game
$25,000 -- advertising fee per game
$7,800 -- suite costs per game

So our costs per game to the city are $122,000.

thing is, we turn right around and sell everyone of those parking spots (4,000 parking spots at the Liberty Bowl) to our fans for profit...same with the suites.

I know our entry level season ticket is 130 bucks so your lease and ticket pricing seems pretty reasonable.

1 minute ago, Triple B said:

Appreciate the info but it's Peach Bowl or Bust this year ...

an AAC championship showdown in Memphis could always be fun.